Editing Bronze shield

{{Item
|title = Bronze Shield
|image = [[File:DVIII_Bronze_Shield.png|center|150px]]
|japanese = {{tt|せいどうのたて|seidō no tate}}
|names = none
|games = [[Dragon Quest III]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest V]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest X]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''<br>''
|buy = varies
|sell = varies
|effect = Increases wielder's defence.
}}

The '''bronze shield''' is a recurring shield in the ''Dragon Quest'' series which made its first appearance in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''. It is a low-level shield made out of beaten bronze plates.

==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
The bronze shield has a defence bonus of +7.  It can be equipped by [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|the Hero]], [[Warrior]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Merchant]]s, [[Thief|Thieves]], and [[Sage]]s. However, the sage loses the ability to equip it in remake versions. It can be purchased for 250 [[gold]] coins (180 in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] Version) from [[Romaria]], [[Khoryv]], [[Asham]], and [[Theddon]] and sold for 187 (135 in the NES Version). It can also be dropped by [[Crabber dabber doo]]s. One can be found in the [[Skyfell Tower]] in remake versions of the game.

===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
The Bronze shield has a defence bonus of +11.
===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===

===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
The bronze shield has a defence bonus of +11 and a style bonus of +7. It can be equipped by {{Hero 7}}, [[Kiefer]], [[Sir Mervyn]], and [[Aishe]]. It can be purchased in [[Frobisher]] in both the past and present for 470 gold and sold for 235 gold.

===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
The bronze shield has a defence bonus of +10. It can be equipped by the {{Hero 8}} and [[Yangus]]. It can be purchased from [[Ascantha]] for 370 gold and sold for 185 gold. It can be made using the [[Alchemy Pot]]. One can be found in the [[Ruined Abbey]] and [[dark skeleton]]s will rarely drop them.

Recipe: [[Leather shield]] + [[Bronze knife]]

{{Descriptions
|DQ8=A large shield of beaten bronze.<ref>Sony {{PlayStation 2}} and [[Nintendo 3DS]] Version</ref>
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
{{Equipment|header|image=DQIX Bronze shield.png|name=Bronze shield|console=DS}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Defence|modifier=+6}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Block Chance|modifier=+0.5%}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Style|modifier=+6}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Found|modifier=Buy in [[Coffinwell]] and [[Zere]].<br>Rarely dropped or stolen from [[Leery lout]]s.}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Rarity|modifier=★☆☆☆☆}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=370|sellPrice=185|equipableBy=[[Warrior]], [[Priest]], [[Mage]], [[Minstrel]], [[Paladin]], [[Armamentalist]], [[Sage]], [[Luminary]], Omnivocational Shieldmaster
{{Equipment|stat|name=Class|modifier=Shield}}
|flavor=A sizeable shield bashed out of bronze.
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQIII Bronze Shield.png|''Dragon Quest III''
File:DQVII Bronze shield.jpg|''Dragon Quest VII''
</gallery></center>

==Reference==
<references/>

[[Category:Dragon Quest III shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI shields]]